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ver´i: As adjective (from verus, “trueâ€), “true,†“real,†“actual,†etc. (, , “my very son Esauâ€; , “this very dayâ€; , “the very Christ,†etc.); chiefly as adverb, “in a high degree,†“extremely.†As ab adverb it is commonly in the Old Testament the translation of מ×וד, me'oÌ„dh, and in the New Testament represents, as adjective and adverb, several Greek words, as aleÌ„thoÌ„Ìs, “truly†(, above), autoÌs (, “the very works' sakeâ€; ), sphoÌdra (, “very sorry,†the Revised Version (British and American) “exceeding sorryâ€; , “very great,†the Revised Version (British and American) “exceedingâ€), hupeÌr- (in composition ), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) frequently omits “very,†and also substitutes other words for it, as “exceeding†(; ; compare above), “sore†(), etc.